Dr Wayne Tinsey
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Dr Wayne Tinsey
Dr Wayne Tinsey is the founder and leading voice of Our Common Heart.
He is an educator and speaker whose life’s work has been shaped by a commitment to education, spirituality, and the search for meaning.
Over many decades, he has served in teaching and senior leadership roles across schools, universities, and educational communities in Australia and internationally.
Wayne was Professor and Head of the School of Religious Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle. During this period, he also served as Director of the Catholic Institute of Western Australia and the Edmund Rice Centre for Social Justice. He later became the inaugural Executive Director of Edmund Rice Education Australia, a role he held for fourteen years. Previously, Wayne was Director of Schools in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
Wayne founded Edmund Rice Education Beyond Borders, a global education network comprising 230 school communities across 24 countries. For five years, he served as Global Ambassador, inspiring, supporting, and forming leaders, educators, and students across the network.
Fluent in English and Spanish, Wayne works comfortably across cultures and contexts, bringing a broad, deeply human, and globally informed perspective. Throughout his life, he has been a strong advocate for justice and a voice for the poor and disenfranchised. He has personally led hundreds of people into immersive encounters with marginalised communities in India, Africa, and Latin America.
Through Our Common Heart, Wayne now freely shares his experience and wisdom through speaking and reflective writings. He is the author of ‘Touchstones’ and ‘Our Common Heart ‘, as well as hundreds of reflections on spirituality, education, and the search for meaning. These writings are freely available on this website.
Wayne’s work is shaped by lived experience and years of academic study, including a doctorate in education, master’s degrees in education and theology, and training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy and Coaching. Wayne is also an Authorised Marriage Celebrant.
Wayne is an Authorised Marriage Celebrant
